March Madness is Quickly Approaching for NCAA College Basketball Betting Fanatics

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March madness and the start of the 2011 NCAA college basketball tournament is officially just under one month away from getting started in the BetOnline basketball sportsbook!

Devoted college basketball betting fanatics will get their first taste of March Madness on March 13 when the tournament holds its annual Selection Sunday on CBS. The annual National Championship tournament will hold its final four games on April 2 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

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This season, the NCAA has a new television deal in place with its longtime affiliate, CBS Sports and also, Turner Sports which owns TBS, TNT and TruTV. The new television agreement, which runs from 2011-2024, marks the first nationwide telecast of every single March Madness matchup ever.

In 2011, the amount of teams playing in the annual NCAA March Madness tournament increases from 64 to 68 and now, the final four at-large hoops programs and last four automatic qualifiers will play in the new, "First Four" round in order to advance into the traditional 64-team bracket.

After the new "First Four" is complete, the next round (formerly known as the first round) will now officially called the "second round" consisting of 32 games followed by the Sweet Sixteen.

Here is a look at some official tournament dates.

Selection Sunday: March 13, 2011

First Four – Opening Round Games

March 15-16, 2011

UD Arena, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

Second & Third Rounds

March 17-19, 2011

Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. (Hosted by Georgetown University)

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ (Hosted by University of Arizona)

Pepsi Center, Denver, CO (Hosted by Mountain West Conference)

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL (Hosted by University of South Florida)

March 18-20, 2011

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH (Hosted by Cleveland State University)

Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC (Hosted by University of NC at Charlotte)

United Center, Chicago, IL (Hosted by Big Ten Conference)

BOK Center, Tulsa, OK (Hosted by University of Tulsa)

Regionals

March 24-26, 2011

West Regional: Honda Center, Anaheim, CA (Hosted by Big West Conference)

Southeast Regional: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA (Hosted by Tulane University)

March 25-27, 2011

Southwest Regional: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX (Hosted by University of TX San Antonio) East Regional: Prudential Center, Newark, NJ (Hosted by Seton Hall University)

Final Four: April 2, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX

National Championship: April 4, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX